Pittsburgh is #1...at some other completely irrelevant thing

Dan Majors obviously has a lot of time on his hands. His job description is basically "Find out what Pittsburgh is being awarded for now." This time, it's being the most livable city. Woo, big news on the top of the Post-Gazette page. What else is up there with it? Oh yeah, draft stuff.

With T-minus 1.5 days until the NFL Draft commences at noon on Saturday, followed by an agonizing 3-hour wait until the Steelers get to pick, everyone in the sports world is going nuts.
Who is Oakland going to pick? Will it be....

Probably one of these three. But you want to know something? Oakland is still going to have a losing record next year. For all the hype and all the jazz, here's the simple breakdown.
Last year Oakland was last in the league in Total Offense (measured in Yards/game), last in the league in Yards/play, 30th in First Downs/game, 28th in Time of Possession, 31st in Interceptions (meaning 2nd most in the league with 24), and last in the league in Sacks, with Oakland QBs getting sacked 72 times (the only other teams that gave up more than 50 sacks were Detroit with 63 and Cleveland with 54). So what's to conclude? Oakland's offense is terrible. They can't move the ball, can't hold on to the ball, and can't protect their Quarterback. If Quinn or Russell get drafted by Oakland, they're going to get beat up, because Oakland's O-line is like a block of Swiss cheese.

Oakland's Offensive Line looks something like this.

Therefore, the hype is worth nothing. Oakland needs linemen to protect whichever highly touted prospect they sign to a huge deal. Regardless of who gets picked at 12:15 on Saturday afternoon, their team is going to stink. If they pick Johnson, they don't have a QB to get him the ball. If they pick a QB, they don't have recievers for him to throw to. Oakland is a team in need of a lot of work, and one pick is not going to solve that.

Honestly, I think way too much emphasis is placed on first round picks. Look at what Colston did last year for New Orleans, and he was a 7th rounder out of Hofstra. The moral of the story is, you never know. So what's the use in building it up and trying to predict things? Let's just see what happens.

By the way, everyone should laugh at ESPN if they say anything good about Vince Young on Saturday after how much they bashed him last year on draft day.

P.s. Colbert & Tomlin- Draft Posluszny.

Action shot of Posluszny ruining someone's day. Great 2-armed form tackle.

Remind anyone of Jack Ham?